Billiard-ball holder



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'110. 501,257. Patented July 11, 1893.

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GABRIEL ROI-IRBAOH,

PATENT Orrrcns OF DEL RIO, TEXAS.

BILLIARDl-BALL HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,257, dated J' uly 11, 1893.

Application filed March 11, 1893.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GABRIEL ROHRBACH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Del Rio, in the county of Val Verde and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard-Ball Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in billiard ball holders, and it consists of the special construction and arrangement of parts, which will be described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to construct a ball holder which is simple in construction, and to provide a means for holding the balls when not in use, so that they will not fallout of the holder to the floor, and means to provide for the tilting of the holder out of line, so that the balls will roll to the opposite end, and out of the opening into the triangle, thereby saving a good part of the time in taking the balls out of the holder.

Figure 1, is the front view of the ball holder, which embodies myinvention, the holder being ready to receive the balls, as shown in solid lines, and in position to discharge the balls as shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2, is a vertical section of Fig. 1, on line oc, fc. Fig. 3, is a horizontal section of Fig. l, on line y, y. Fig. 4, is a side elevation.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

A designates the right side, which is provided with a series of holes E, to allow the balls to pass out.

C, is a rectangular strip, which forms the left side.

B, is the bottom of the ball holder, which is gained angle shape, to prevent the balls in the bottom shelf from falling out.

d, is the slats placed in series one above the other to'hold the balls, and are let in the sides and back, as shown, to prevent slats from springing out oi' position. These slats are placed at an angle of about thirty degrees,

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to prevent the balls from falling over the front of the holder. the slats are lower than the right hand corn er, so as to prevent the balls from rolling out the opening E. The bottom slat is nearly on a level With the bottom board B, with the right hand corner slightly higher than the left hand corner. The next slat lincline is increased over the lower one and the third slat has the incline increased over the second one. The increased incline of the slats are repeated until the top is reached, so that the balls will roll out uniformly, beginning first with the bottom slat. This inclination of the shelves is to prevent the balls from rolling out of all the shelves at once.

The chute F, which is preferably made of thin sheet metal covered with sand paper, so that the tip of the cue can be turned to any desired shape, is secured between the strip c, c, and .the side A, and extends the full length of the side, and is gradually enlarged as it extends downward, and after it extends down below the bottom strip B, it extends outward at an angle of forty-five degrees with its mouth at right angles to the side f. The chute F, is further secured to the bottom at g and h, and on the top at j.

K is a metal hook fastened to the bottom to hang the triangle on when not in use. The top board M of the holder, is parallel to the top slat d. The head board L, is fastened to the top board, and is flush with the front face of the frame. l

N, is a stationary hook With which the holder is hung, and O, is a slotted guide, which is hung to a fastening on the wall at p when the holder is in its normal position, and when the holder is tilted, as shown in dotted lines, to discharge the balls the guide p assumes the position as shown at lo.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- A billiard ball holder comprising the side piece A, provided with a series of holes to allow the balls to pass out, the side piece C and the slats d which are applied between the side pieces at an angle, the chute F, which is applied to the side piece A, and extending The left hand corner of IOO its full height with the mouth of the chute In testimony whereof I affix my signature in at an `mgllle, sllnd i'ichehbottor piece BlpI-ovide presence of two Witnesses. Wit t 1e oo 0 ang t e triang e on, an A the hanger N, located at the top of the holder, GABRIEL ROURBACH 5 and the hanger guide P to adjust the ball Witnesses:

holder, substantially as shown, and for the JOHN K. PEIRCE, purpose set forth. B. J. MARTIN. 

